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carrera
noun, feminine
race; run (act of running); run; college degree, major, main course of study; career
carrera armamentista
noun, feminine
arms race
carrera de Indias
noun, feminine
a journey by boat from mainland Europe, especially Portugal, to India, for trade purposes
carrera de relevos
noun, feminine
relay race
carrera espacial
noun, feminine
space race
carrera judicial
noun, feminine
legal profession
to rush; to run
carrerilla
noun, feminine
run-up; octave scale; little career
carrerino
adjective
of, pertaining to, or supporting, José Miguel Carrera
carrerino
noun, masculine
a supporter of José Miguel Carrera
carrerista
noun, masculine/feminine
racer
carrero
noun, masculine
carter; cartman
carreta
noun, feminine
cart, dray
carretada
noun, feminine
cartload
carrete
noun, masculine
bobbin; fishing reel; film; party (social gathering)
carreteable
adjective
drivable (street)
to cart, haul; to taxi a plane; to party
carretela
noun, feminine
carretela
carretera
noun, feminine
road, highway; female equivalent of carretero (“carter; cartwright”)
carretero
adjective
street, road
carretero
noun, masculine
cartwright; carter
carretería
noun, feminine
carts; carting; cartmaking; carthouse; street full of carts
carretilla
noun, feminine
wheelbarrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand); forklift (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)
carretilla elevadora
noun, feminine
A forklift truck
carretilla eléctrica
noun, feminine
forklift
carretillero
noun, masculine
forklift operator, forklift driver
carreto
noun, masculine
tree of the Aspidosperma genus
carretón
noun, masculine
cart; trailer
carricero
noun, masculine
warbler
carricerín
noun, masculine
sedge warbler
carricerín cejudo
noun, masculine
aquatic warbler
carricoche
noun, masculine
wagon; rustbucket; old banger; pushcart; pram; stroller (for babies)
carril
noun, masculine
lane (a lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles); track; rail; lane (in sports such as horse racing, swimming, track, etc.)
carril bici
noun, masculine
bicycle lane
carril bus
noun, masculine
bus lane
carril de aceleración
noun, masculine
acceleration lane
to carry
carrilera
noun, feminine
a style of popular Colombian music
carrilero
noun, masculine
wingback (a player who doubles as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking)
carrilla
noun, feminine
joke, fun
carrillera
noun, feminine
jaw (of certain animals); chinstrap; the meat of the jaw of certain animals
carrillo
noun, masculine
cheek, jowl
carrilludo
adjective
fleshy, meaty
carrillón
noun, masculine
carillon
carriola
noun, feminine
trundle bed; stroller; pram; baby carriage
carrionero
adjective
of, from or relating to Carrión de los Céspedes
carrionero
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of Carrión de los Céspedes (usually male)
carrista
noun, masculine/feminine
tanker
carritero
noun, masculine
someone who drives, or pushes, a cart
carrito
noun, masculine
shopping cart; diminutive of carro (“small cart”)
carrizal
noun, masculine
area of reeds, reed field
carrizo
noun, masculine
reed; any of various plants found in reed beds; drinking straw; penis
carro
noun, masculine
cart; car, automobile (used especially in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico); a bus or minivan used on public transportation to carry passengers from one part of a city to another (while it has the same meaning as 'auto', 'carro' is preferred when referring to public transportation automobiles); train car; cocaine paste
carro de asalto
noun, masculine
tank
carro de combate
noun, masculine
tank (military vehicle)
carro fúnebre
noun, masculine
hearse (vehicle)
carro hidrante
noun, masculine
a truck used in Chile to shoot water laced with teargas to disperse crowds
carrocero
noun, masculine
coachbuilder
carrocería
noun, feminine
body (of a vehicle)
carrocista
noun, masculine/feminine
carriage or hearse driver